2023年新教材高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷7含解析新人教版

综合测试卷七

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听

完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whereisthewomanlookingforthebook?

A.Ontheshelf.

B.Inthebox.

C.Onthebed.

2.Whendidthefootballmatchstart?

A.At6:45.B.At7:45.C.At8:45.

3.WheredidthewomanmeetLily?

A.InNewYork.

B.InLosAngeles.

C.InSanFrancisco.

4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Takingpartinacontest.

B.Beingjudgesforacontest.

C.Preparingforacontest.

5.Whichpartofthewoman'sbodywasinjured?

A.Herhead.B.Herarm.C.Herleg.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sreply?

A.Grateful.B.Angry.C.Sorry.

7.Whenwillthewomangethercomputer?

A.Thisevening.

B.Inafewdays.

C.Intwoweeks.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomandotoexercise?

A.Sheoftenruns.

B.Shewalksalot.

C.Sheridestowork.

9.Whatisprobablyofferedbythegym?

A.Agolfcourse.

B.Aswimmingpool.

C.Afootballfield.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Doctorandpatient.

11.Whatdoesthemansometimeshaveintheevening?

A.Nothing.

B.Somecoffee.

C.Ahamburger.

12.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Stopdrinkingcoffee.

B.Haveahealthydiet.

C.Giveuphiswork.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whendoesthewomanneedtofinishherbookreview?

A.BythisSaturday.

B.BynextMonday.

C.BynextFriday.

14.Whyisthewomanbehindwithherwritingclass?

A.Shewassickforafewdays.

B.Shethinksit'stoodifficult.

C.Sheisbusyreadingnovels.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiscollegelife?

A.Busy.B.Interesting.C.Boring.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydoonthe28th?

A.Visitanexhibition.

B.Watchanewplay.

C.Attendastudentparty.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howhighisthepoolabovethestreet?

A.20metres.B.25metres.C.35metres.

18.Whatcanpeopledobesidethepool?

A.Relaxataglassbar.

B.Visitanorangegarden.

C.EnjoytheviewofLondon.

19.Whocanswiminthepool?

A.Thebuyersofthepool.

B.Thedevelopersofthepool.

C.PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.

20.Whatisthemainpurposeofbuildingthepool?

A.Toattractmorebuyers.

B.Tomakegooduseofspace.

C.Toofferafantasticexperience.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

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thecityofJoyce'sbirthandthesettingforallhisworks.Fromthiscentralplace

inJoyce,sheartland,theCentreaimstodevelopanappreciationofthismost

remarkableandsignificantliteraryfigureofthe20thcentury.

No.35NorthGreatGeorgeJsStreetwasbuiltin1784anddecoratedwithfine

piasterwork(灰泥)byMichaelStapleton.Thehousewasrestoredinthe1980sand

openedastheJamesJoyceCentrein1996,runbymembersofJoyce,ssister'sfamily.

TheKenmareRoomisusedforlecturesandhasasmallshowofreproductionsof

Joycefamilypictures.Inaddition,thisroomprovidesdetailsofJoyce'slifeand

times,areadingtablewherevisitorscansitandreadworksbyandaboutJoyce,and

ashowofsomeofthemanytranslationsofJoyceJsworks.

Exhibitions

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21.Accordingtothetext,theJamesJoyceCentre.

A.hasahistoryofabout30years

B.isrunbyDublin,sgovernment

C.isontheNorthGreatGeorgeysStreet

D.hasbeenwellprotectedsinceitsconstruction

22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatintheJamesJoyceCentre,youcan.

A.seesomemoviesaboutJamesJoyce

B.listentoJamesJoyce,slectures

C.learneveryeventofJamesJoyce'stimes

D.havethewalkingtoursbyyourself

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A.TocommentontheJamesJoyceCentre.

B.TotellthehistoryoftheJamesJoyceCentre.

C.TobrieflyintroducetheJamesJoyceCentre.

D.ToattractpotentialtouriststotheJamesJoyceCentre.

B

（2020•山东）

AccordingtoarecentstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearchyboththesizeand

consumptionhabitsofoureatingcompanionscaninfluenceourfoodintake.And

contrarytoexistingresearchthatsaysyoushouldavoideatingwithheavierpeople

whoorderlargeportions（份），it'sthebeanpoleswithbigappetitesyoureallyneed

toavoid.

Totesttheeffectofsocialinfluenceoneatinghabits,theresearchers

conductedtwoexperiments.Inthefirst,95undergraduatewomenwereindividually

invitedintoalabtoostensibly俵面上）participateinastudyaboutmovie

viewership.Beforethefilmbegan,eachwomanwasaskedtohelpherselftoasnack.

Anactorhiredbytheresearchersgrabbedherfoodfirst.Inhernaturalstate,the

actorweighed105pounds.Butinhalfthecasessheworeaspeciallydesignedfat

suitwhichincreasedherweightto180pounds.

Boththefatandthinversionsoftheactortookalargeamountoffood.The

participantsfollowedsuit,takingmorefoodthantheynormallywouldhave.However,

theytooksignificantlymorewhentheactorwasthin.

Forthesecondtest,inonecasethethinactortooktwopiecesofcandyfromthe

snackbowls.Intheothercase,shetook30pieces.Theresultsweresimilartothe

firsttest:theparticipantsfollowedsuitbuttooksignificantlymorecandywhenthe

thinactortook30pieces.

Thetestsshowthatthesocialenvironmentisextremelyinfluentialwhenwe're

makingdecisions.Ifthisfellowparticipantisgoingtoeatmore,sowillI.Callit

the11havewhatshe'shaving“effect.However,we'11adjusttheinfluence.

Ifanoverweightpersonishavingalargeportion,I'11holdbackabitbecauseI

seetheresultsofhiseatinghabits.Butifathinpersoneatsalot,I911follow

suit.Ifhecaneatmuchandkeepslim,whycan'tI?

24.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?

A.Foodsafety.

B.Movieviewership.

C.Consumerdemand.

D.Eatingbehavior.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beanpoles”inparagraph1referto?

A.Bigeaters.

B.Overweightpersons.

C.Pickyeaters.

D.Tallthinpersons.

26.Whydidtheresearchershiretheactor?

A.Toseehowshewouldaffecttheparticipants.

B.Totestiftheparticipantscouldrecognizeher.

C.Tofindoutwhatshewoulddointhetwotests.

D.Tostudywhyshecouldkeepherweightdown.

27.Onwhatbasisdoweuadjusttheinfluence“accordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Howhungryweare.

B.Howslimwewanttobe.

C.Howweperceiveothers.

D.Howwefeelaboutthefood.

C

Jackwasbornwithouteyes.Hewasveryluckyashegrewuphavingother

kittens（youngcats）tosocialise（交往）with,andwasusedtopeoplefromthemoment

hewasborn.However,whenitcametimetofindthekittenshomes,nooneknewwhere

Jackwouldendup.

That'swhenIgotanemailfrommyfriend.Allsheaskedwas“Doyoustillwant

oneofthekittens?There?soneherewithnoeyesandnoonewouldliketotakehim.

WithoutthinkingItoldherthat1didwantthekitten.

Whenwefirstbroughthimhome,Jackstayedmostlyinmyroom.Afteraboutaday

hehadnoissuosrunningaroundandclimbingoneverything.Attimeshegetslostin

thehouse,he'11stop.Butwejustcallhisnameandtalktohimanditisn'tlong

beforehefindshiswaybacktous.

AfewweeksaftergettingJack,wegotanewcatnamedBear.JackandBearhave

becomebestfriends.Itdoesn,tmatterthathecan'tsee.HealwaysknowswhenBear

isaround.He'11runacrosstheyardstraighttoBearandwraphisfrontlegsaround

hisneckinabighug.Theyrunaftereachotheraroundandwrestle（摔跤）.They'11

liedowninthegrasstogetherwhentired.

Jackistrulyaninspiration.I'veownedlotsofkittensinmylife,butJackis

thehappiestandmostplayful.Hedoesn,tfeelsorryforhimself.Hedoesn,tneed

pity.IthinkJean,ownerofGumbo,anothereyelesscat,saiditbestwhenshetold

methatcatsdon,thavedisabilities;theyhaveadaptabilities.

28.WhydidJackcometotheauthor*shome?

A.Theauthorcaredforaneyelesscat.

B.Theauthordidn'tmindwhetherhewasblind.

C.Nootheryoungcatskepthimcompany.

D.TheauthorJsfriendbeggedtheauthortotakehimhome.

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.JackoftenwrestleswithBearindoors.

B.Jacklikestoplaywithaneweyelesscat.

C.Jackquicklyadaptstothenewenvironment.

D.Jackisgoodattalkingandplayingwithpeople.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“issue“inparagraph3mean?

A.Trouble.B.Fun.

C.Luck.D.Business.

31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Acathasninelives.

B.Alliswellthatendswell.

C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

D.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

D

（2019•全国H）

Bacteriaareanannoyingproblemforastronauts.Themicroorganisms（微生物）from

ourbodiesgrowuncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,so

astronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.HowisNASAovercomingthisvery

tinybigproblem?It'sturningtoabunchofhighschoolkids.Butnotjustanykids.

ItisdependingonNASAHUNCHhighschoolclassrooms,liketheonescienceteachers

GeneGordonandDonnaHimmelbergleadatFairportHighSchoolinFairport,NewYork.

HUNCHisdesignedtoconnecthighschoolclassroomswithNASAengineers.Forthe

pasttwoyears,Gordon,sstudentshavebeenstudyingwaystokillbacteriainzero

gravity,andtheythinkthey,reclosetoasolution（解决方案）.“Wedon'tgivethe

studentsanybreaks.TheyhavetodoitjustlikeNASAengineers,“saysFlorence

Gold,aprojectmanager.

“Therearenotests,“Gordonsays.uThereisnogradedhomework.Therealmost

arenogrades,otherthan'Areyouworkingtowardsyourgoal?'Basically,it's

Tvegottoproducethisproductandthen,attheendoftheyear,presentitto

NASA.’Engineerscomeandreallydoanin-personreview,and...it'snotavery

nicethingattimes.It'sahardbusinessreviewofyourproduct.”

GordonsaystheHUNCHprogramhasanimpact（影响）oncollegeadmissionsand

practicallifeskills."ThesekidsaresoabsorbedintheirstudiesthatIjustsit

back.Idon,tteach."Andthatannoyingbacteria?Gordonsayshisstudentsare

emailingdailywithNASAengineersabouttheproblem,readyingaworkablesolutionto

testinspace.

32.WhatdoweknowaboutthebacteriaintheInternationalSpaceStation?

A.Theyarehardtogetridof.

B.Theyleadtoairpollution.

C.Theyappearindifferentforms.

D.Theydamagetheinstruments.

33.WhatisthepurposeoftheHUNCHprogram?

A.Tostrengthenteacher-studentrelationships.

B.Tosharpenstudents'communicationskills.

C.Toallowstudentstoexperiencezerogravity.

D.Tolinkspacetechnologywithschooleducation.

34.WhatdotheNASAengineersdoforthestudentsintheprogram?

A.Checktheirproduct.

B.Guideprojectdesigns.

C.Adjustworkschedules.

D.Gradetheirhomework.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NASA:TheHomeofAstronauts

B.Space:TheFinalHomeworkFrontier

C.Nature:AnOutdoorClassroom

D.HUNCH:ACollegeAdmissionReform

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

（2018•全国H）

Ifyouarealreadymakingthetimetoexercise,itisgoodindeed!Withsuchbusy

lives,itcanbehardtotryandfindthetimetoworkout.36Workingoutinthe

morningprovidesadditionalbenefitsbeyondbeingphysicallyfit.

•Yourproductivityisimproved.Exercisingmakesyoumoreawakeandreadyto

handlewhateverisaheadofyoufortheday.37

•Yourmetabolism（新陈代谢）getsaheadstart.38Ifyouworkoutinthe

mornings,thenyouwillbegettingthecalorie（卡路里）burningbenefitsforthewhole

day,notinyoursleep.

•39Studiesfoundthatpeoplewhowokeupearlyforexercisesleptbetter

thanthosewhoexercisedintheevening.Exerciseenergizesyou,soitismore

difficulttorelaxandhaveapeacefulsleepwhenyouareveryexcited.

•10Ifyouworkoutbrightandearlyinthemorning,youwillbemorelikely

tosticktohealthyfoodchoicesthroughouttheday.Whowouldwanttoruintheir

goodworkoutbyeatingjunkfood?Youwillwanttocontinuetofocusonpositive

choices.

Therearealotofbenefitstoworkingout,especiallyinthemornings.Setyour

alarmclockanhourearlyandpushyourselftoworkout!Youwillfeelenergizedall

daylong.

A.Youwillsticktoyourdiet.

B.Yourqualityofsleepimproves.

C.Youpreferhealthyfoodtofastfood.

D.Thereisnoreasonyoushouldexerciseinthemorning.

E.Youcankeepyourheadclearfor4-10hoursafterexercise.

F.Afteryouexercise,youcontinuetoburncaloriesthroughouttheday.

G.Ifyouareplanningtodoexerciseregularly,oryou'redoingitnow,thenlisten

up!

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mysonhasbeeninhospitalagain,thistimewithanemergencyadmission.Hewas

sentbyambulancefromourlocalhealthcentretothechildren'shospital.

Inthiscountry,allambulancesare41byfiremenanditwasnoexception

thistime.Whileonefiremandrove,theotherwasinthe42withmeandmyson.

Hestarted43mysondirectlyhewascarriedin,askinghimwhetherhe'dprefer

EnglishorPortuguese.

Whenmyson14eitherofthem,thefiremansuggestedspeakingEnglishsothat

mysoncould45itwithhim.Theychattedfortheful1hour.46,hehadbeen

assignedthetaskofkeepingmyboy47.Hedidthissoskillfullythatmyson

didn't48thatIwascryingallthewaywithlightsflashing.Actually,theback

ofanambulanceisa49placeforme.AndthenIgotsickandhadto5()the

windowalittle.Itwascold,sothisabsolutelywonderfulguytookhisownjacket

offand51itaroundmyson.

Theseexcellentguys52withusduringthecheck-inprocedure,andfinally_

53_whenImadesurethatmyhusbandwasonhiswayinthecar.

Ican'tbe_54enoughtothefiremen.They'reourfiremen,andtheyareall

55,ofcourse.

41.A.repairedB.driven

C.inspectedD.rejected

42.A.frontB.bus

C.backD.hospital

43.A.chattingwithB.catchingupwith

C.spyingonD.lookingdownupon

44.A.refusedB.said

C.abandonedD.appreciated

45.A.practiseB.remember

C.writeD.forget

46.A.FrequentlyB.Abruptly

C.ObviouslyD.Selfishly

47.A.awakeB.upset

C.asleepD.reliable

48.A.fearB.regret

C.ignoreD.realise

49.A.pleasantB.horrible

C.safeD.private

50.A.occupyB.improve

C.openD.decorate

51.A.threwB.wiped

C.wrappedD.delivered

52.A.stayedB.debated

C.partedD.agreed

53.A.remainedB.recovered

C.burstD.left

54.A.beneficialB.calm

C.rudeD.grateful

55.A.enemiesB.heroes

C.employersD.engineers

第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

（2020•全国I）

Chinahasbecomethefirstcountrytolandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthe

moon.TheunmannedChang?e-4probe(探测器)——thenamewasinspiredbyanancient

Chinesemoongoddess-56.(touch)downlastweekintheSouthPole-

Aitkenbasin.Landingonthemoon'sfarsideis57.(extreme)

challenging.Becausethemoon,sbodyblocksdirectradiocommunicationwithaprobe,

Chinafirsthadtoputasatelliteinorbitabovethemooninaspot58.

itcouldsendsignalstothespacecraftandtoEarth.Thefarsideofthemoonisof

particular59.(interesting)toscientistsbecauseithasalotofdeep

craters(环形山)，moreso60.thefamiliarnearside.Chineseresearchers

hopetousetheinstrumentsonboardChang'e-461.(find)andstudy

areasoftheSouthPole-Aitkenbasin."Thisreallyexcitesscientists,“Carle

Pieters,ascientistatBrownUniversity,says,“becauseit62.（mean）we

havethechancetoobtaininformationabouthowthemoon63.

（construct）.“Dataaboutthemoon'scomposition,suchashow64.iceand

othertreasuresitcontains,couldhelpChinadecidewhether65.（it）plans

forafuturelunar（月球的）basearepractical.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

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知告知你校留学生，内容包括：

L调整的原因；

2.调整后的上课时间和地点。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Notice

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词

数应为150左右。

An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-

oldhighlyeducatedson.Suddenlyacrow（乌鸦）perchedonthetreeneartheirwindow.

Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthis?”Thesonreplied,“Itisacrow.

Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonthesecondtime,“Whatisthis?”

Thesonsaid,Father,Ihavejustnowtoldyou'It'sacrow,.”

Afteralittlewhile,theoldfatheraskedhissonthethirdtime,“Whatis

this?”

Atthistimesomeexpressionofirritation（恼怒）wasfeltintheson,stonewhen

hesaidtohisfatherunwillingly."It'sacrow,acrow."Alittlewhilelater,the

fatheraskedhissonthefourthtime,“Whatisthis?”

Thistime,thesonshoutedathisfather,“Whydoyoukeepaskingmethesame

questionagainandagain,althoughIhavetoldyousomanytimes'ITISACROW??Are

younotabletounderstandthis?”

Alittlelaterthefatherwenttohisroomandcamebackwithanoldtattered（发

皱的）diary,whichhehadmaintainedsincehissonwasborn.

Onopeningapage,heaskedhissontoreadthatpage.

Whenthesonreadit,thefollowingwordswerewritteninthediary:

“Todaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofa,whenacrowwas

sittingonthewindow.Mysonaskedme23timeswhatitwas,andIrepliedtohimall

23times

thatitwasacrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestion.

IdidnotatallfeelirritatedbutIratherfeltaffectionformyinnocentson.”

Afterreadingthediary,theson'seyeswerefilledwithtearsand__

Feelingashamed,thesongotdownonhiskneesbeforehisfather.

答案:

附:听力原文

(Textl)

W:IamlookingforabookbyMarkTwain,butthereisnooneontheshelf.

M:Oh,MarkTwain!Ijustreadsomeofhisworks.Therearesomeintheboxandone

isonthebed.

(Text2)

W:It'sapitythatwhenIgothomethefootballmatchhadalreadybegun.

M:Whendidyougethome?

W:Itwasaquartertoeight,andithadstartedanhourearlier.

(Text3)

M:LilywillbebackfromNewYorknextmonth.Ihaven'tseenherforhalfayear!

W:ImetherinLosAngeleslastweek.NowsheisinNewYorkandshewillbeinSan

Francisconextmonth.Unbelievable!

(Text4)

W:Let'stakeouttheextradesks.Thereareonlyeightjudgesforthecontest.

M:IthinkweJdbetterleavesomeforthestudentswhoaretakingpartinthe

contest.

(Text5)

M:Iheardthatyouhadacaraccidentlastweek.AreyouOKnow?

W:Iwaslucky.Myarmwasonlyslightlywoundedbuttheheadlightofmycarbroke

down.

(Text6)

W:WhencanIcollectmycomputer?Youknow,Ibroughtitheretwoweeksago.

M:I'msorry.Wearestillrepairingit.

W:EverytimeIcallyou,yougivemethesameanswer.

M:Bepatient,madam.Weshouldbegratefulifyoucouldwaitforafewmoredays.

W:Wait?Ican'twaitanymore.Ifyougivemeanymoreexcuses,Iwillcallthe

relevantorganisation.

M:Oh,pleasedon,t,madam.We'11repairthecomputerimmediatelyandhaveitsent

toyouintheevening.

(Text7)

M:Whattypeofexercisedoyouliketodo,Alice?

W:Ilovetowalkeverywhere.Maxenjoysrunning.Iusedtotrytoruntogetherwith

him,butIfounditwastootiring.

M:Ithinkit'sdifficulttoexercisewhenyouhaveabusyjob.

W:Iagree,Tony.

M:Sosomepeoplejustridebikestoworkforexercise.

W:Yes.Youknowourcompanyevenasksustogotothegymnearourcompanytodo

exercise.Wecangothereforfreeandwecangoswimmingthere.

M:Sothecompanypaysforthepass?

W:Yes.Thegymhasspaceforalltheballgames,exceptfootballandgolf.

M:That'sreallygood.

(Text8)

W:Goodmorning,Tom!Ihaven'tseenyouforalongtime.

M:I'vebeenhavingastomachacherecently.Well,Ihaven?tbeeneatingverywell,

Iguess.Iusuallyonlyhaveenoughtimetoeatahamburgeranddrinkacupofcoffee

atlunch.

W:Whataboutsupper?

M:SometimesI'mtootiredtoeatanything.

W:ThatJsnotgood.Howarethingsgoingatwork?

M:Oh,prettywell.Igotaraise.ButIhavetoworklatealmosteverynight.

W:Workinglateisnotgoodforyou.It'simportantforyoutoeatproperlyandto

getenoughsleep.Gettingsomeexercisewillhelpyoutosleepbetter.Iwillgive

yousomemedicinetotake.Rememberthatyouhavetobecarefulaboutyoureating.

M:OK.Thanks.

(Text9)

M:Hi!Youseembusy.

W:Hi!Youcan,timaginewhat1havetofinishbynextMonday!ThisEnglishcourse

issodifficult!IhavetofinishreadinganovelbynextMondayandhandina3000-

wordbookreviewbynextFriday.

M:Soyoucan,tcometoanexhibitionwithmethisSaturday?

W:I'dloveto,butI'malreadybehindwithmywritingclassbecauseIhadacold

foraweekandmissedafewlessons.Youseemtohaveloadsoffreetime.

M:Well,wejustdon'thaveasmuchschoolworkasyou.Mycollegelifeiscolourful

comparedwithyours.There'revarietiesofliveperformancesasanartmajor.

W:Yes.Vmboredwiththelifeofreadingandwritingeveryday.

M:Hey.Whydon'twestoptalking?Justworknow.Ifyouhavefinishedeverythingby

the16th,wecouldgotothatnewplay.

W:OK.I'11try.AndIdon,twanttomissthestudentpartyonthe28th,soVd

bettergetworking.

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M:Canyouimagineswimminginthesky?ThefirstSkyPoolhasbeenbuiltinLondon.

Thisglasspoolis25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.

Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelow,withonly20cmof

glassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworld.There'sabar,foldingchairsandan

orangegardenbesideit.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardens.Thisisahuge

buildingprojectinsouthwestLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthousandsofapartments.

Buttheseapartmentsareveryexpensive.Eventhesmallestonesareexpectedtocost

nearly$1million.ThepoolwillonlybeopentotheseapartmentsJowners.The

experienceofthepoolwillbetrulyfantastic.Itwillfeellikefloatingthrough

theair.Thosepeopleluckyenoughtolivetherewillhaveaperfectviewofthe

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